A 'female' king penguin has been given a new name after being misgendered - for eight years. Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens discovered that ‘female’ Maggie, who was brought in to boost ...

Spike, who lives at Birdland in the Cotswolds, gained the most votes in a global competition held by charity Penguins International. The King Penguin was hatched at the centre in 2007 and hand ...

Spike, a King Penguin from Birdland in Gloucestershire, has been navigating a slippery platform to see how he distributes his weight. It is hoped the results will lead to new mobility aids for humans.

This story appears in the September 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine. First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ...

As the Falkland Islands are a mere 750 miles of the nearest point of Antarctica, it is here where many penguin species make their home. Featured on the first coin appropriately, is the King ...

A ‘female’ king penguin has been given a new name after being misgendered – for eight years. Keepers at Birdland Park & Gardens discovered ‘female’ Maggie, who was brought in to boost ...